
Cold agglutinin disease is a chronic auto-immune hemolytic anemia related to a lymphoproliferative disorder with a degenerative potential and no codified treatment. This rare affection is related to the production of anti-erythrocytes immunoglobulins M. They are responsible of hemolytic crises sometimes severe and vascular acrosyndrom when submitted to cold temperature. Before rituximab, a monoclonal antibody targeted against the B lymphocyte CD20 antigen, no treatment was really efficient.We present 5 patients who have been treated with 4 weekly rituximab perfusions, and then we proceed to a review of the literature concerning the other 23 similar cases.With a good tolerance, the treatment allowed a remission in all the cases (4 partial, 1 complete). Among the 23 observations published, the rate of answer was 21/23 (of which 14 gave completes).Rituximab is an alternative treatment of cold agglutinin disease.
Male, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antineoplastic Agents, Middle Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, Treatment Outcome, Immunoglobulin M, Humans, Female, Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune, Rituximab, Aged
Male, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antineoplastic Agents, Middle Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, Treatment Outcome, Immunoglobulin M, Humans, Female, Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune, Rituximab, Aged
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